Indicating device



17, 1931. LEVEEN 1,797,004

INDICATING DEVICE Filed March 21, 1930 WyZNTORQ ATTORNEY Patented Mar.17, 1931 HAROLD LEVEEIN, OF NEW'ARK, NEW JERSEY INDICATING DEVICEApplication filed March 21,

This invention relates to indicating devices, and more particularly to adevice for indicating the time of occurrence of the several parts of aprearranged program, and is especially adapted for use in connectionwith radio broadcasting programs.

In the use of radio receiving apparatus for entertainment purposes,there are generally certain preferred features which occur at 19 varioushours. The time of occurrence of the various parts of the broadcastingprograms are set forth in tabulated form in newspapers, etc.; but it isinconvenient to search through the tabulations at the end of eachselection to ascertain what is next on the program.

t is an object of this invention to provide a device by means of whichthe time of occurrence and source of selected features of a prearrangedprogram of radio broadcasting 2 entertainment may be convenientlyindicated.

A further object is the provision of an indicating device designed forfacilitating the arranging of programs to be received from various radiobroadcasting stations, which device is also adapted to be used foradvertising purposes.

These and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, areaccomplished by the simple and practical construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawings,forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the indicating device.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tab used on the device.

Referring to the drawings, the indicating device is shown to include aplate 5 which may be circular in shape and formed from cardboard, metal,celluloid or other suitable materials.

The plate 5 is divided into twelve equal parts, each of which aresubdivided into four equal parts by the marks 7. The plate 5, it

will be seen, thus represents the face of a clock having each hourdivided into fifteen minute periods.

The face plate 5 is attached to a support 6, having its sides bent atright angles to provide supporting wings 8.

1930. Serial No. 437,729.

The support 6 has an integral extension which is bent under to provide abottom 9 for a receptacle, the bottom 9 having a back wall 10 and sidewalls 11, the back wall 10 having tabs 12 inserted in straps 13 on theside walls to secure the walls together.

The receptacle is designed to hold a plurality of tabs 14, such as shownin Figure 2; each tab having marked thereon a designation 15, such asthe code initials or wave-length or both of a radio broadcastingstation. Cut out from the tab 14 is a prong 16, which cooperates withthe adjacent portions 17 of the tab to hold the latter on the plate 5 asshown in Figure 1.

In practice, the tabs 14: are attached to the plate 5 at the variouspoints indicating the time at which it is desired to tune in certainradio broadcasting stations. For example, in Figure 1, at 8 30 oclock,the program of station WABO is desired; and at 10 :00 oclock, station WJZ is preferred. By means of this device, a program of preferred featuresmay be arranged in advance without necessitating the scanning of theprogram announcements in a newspaper; thus rendering the radioentertainment more convenient.

The device is especially adapted for advertising purposes, as it isbefore. the users constantly throughout the period of radioentertainment, and face plate 5 has a considerable area in whichadvertisements may be printed.

While the face plate 5 has been shown as being circular in shape, itobviously is not confined to that shape.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive andillustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of theinvention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed includingmany modifications without departing from the general scope hereinindicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An indicating device, comprising a plate having marked thereon thehours of the day, a plurality of tabs adapted to be attached to theplate, a support for the plate, and an extension on said support bent toprovide a receptacle to hold the tabs.

2. An indicating device comprising a plate, time period markings on saidplate, a tab 5 adapted to be removably attached to the plate, a supportfor the plate bent to provide supporting Wings, and an extension on saidsupport bent to provide a receptacle to hold the tab. 0 Thisspecification signed this 20th day of March, 1930.

HAROLD LEVEEN.

